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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy in a Community Setting : Examining Outcomes, Attrition, and Treatment Setting

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) deployed in a community setting comparing in-home with the standard office-based intervention. Child behavior, parent stress, parent functioning, and attrition were examined. Methods: Using a quasi-experimental design, standardized measures at three time points were collected from parent-child dyads (n=120) with thirty-seven families completing treatment. Results: Growth modeling analyses indicate significant improvements in child and parent outcomes in both treatment settings with more rapid improvements in parent outcomes within office-based treatment. Attrition was predicted by income and parent functioning. Conclusion: PCIT delivered in the community can produce measureable improvements. In-home PCIT is a feasible option but future research should consider benefits and costs. Treatment completion remains a challenge.

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Research on Social Work Practice

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Thousand Oak : sage publisher., 2011

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English

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10497315

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Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 689-698

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Children
Child welfare
Evidence-based practice
Community intervention
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

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